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Feb 2022
40m 25s

Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson on Starti...

Harvard Business Review
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Entrepreneurs Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson share hard-won lessons from starting and running three companies together. They reflect on what makes their long-term partnership work and how they manage self-doubt and guilt. They also give tips for networking, hiring and retaining employees, learning the ins and outs of finance, and developing an exit strategy. 
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